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ANN M. FREEMAN, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURE DRESS-CUTTING RULE.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,332, dated May 5, 1885.

Application tiled September 13, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

. Beit known thatl, ANN M. FREEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress Cutting Rules; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The drawing is a representation of this invention, and is a plan view of the pattern.

This invention has relation to dress-makers guides or pattern-rules; and it has for its object to provide a guide-pattern which will facilitate cutting` the outer and inner parts of a sleeve.

In the accompanying drawing, the letter A designates the guide-pattern, which may be made of stout paper or stiffened cloth. B represents its arched upper edge, which serves as the guide in cutting the shoulder. This arched edge B is made suii ciently curved to serve for the highest shoulder. Vithin this edge guide-lines b and b', of less curvature, are provided with perforations, as shown at c, to enable the cutter to place guidemarks on the cloth for lower shoulders.

From the rear portion of the shoulder-guide extends downward the guide-strip D, the back edge, E, of which forms the guide for cutting the outer edge of the outer sleeve-section, or that edge which joins the inner sleeve-section to forni the outer seam. The guide-edge E also serves in cutting the outer edge of the inner sleeve-section.

Near the guide-edge E are marked the guidelines e and e', which are sweeping curves eX- tending from the back point of the shoulderguide downward, and gradually merging into the guide-edge E a little below the elbow. These lines are provided with perforations c, to enable the cutter to place the guide-marks on the cloth in preparing to cut sleeves of less than the largest size. The front edge, F, of the strip D extends vertically downward from the arched piece G, which forms the shoulderguide, and from the inner end of' the curved under margin, H, thereof, which extends from the front point of the shoulder upward and inward to said end, which is indicated at d, and which is even with the back point d of the shoulderguide. The front edge of the strip D is marked with a scale, N, of inches and parts of an inch, as shown, and serves for the purposes of measurement. The convex under'margin, H, is the guide for cutting the top of the inner sleeve-section.

The length of the sleeve having been measured, and the tops and backs of the sleevesections cut according to the pattern-guide, the front edges are cut in a sweeping curve by the eye, allowing for adults four and onehalf inches difference between the back edges which are joined to form the outer seam, and the front edges which, when connected, form the inner seam. The sleeve is cut from a square of cloth formed in accordance with the size of the bust. This square of cloth has an elbow-line marked or creased on it, dividing the sleeve with reference to its length.

To cut the sleeve, proceed as follows: Place the pattern right side up with the (star) at a distance of one and a half inch from the edge of goods, and on the elbow-line marked on the goods, for inside seam of upper arm. To cut the inside seam of lower arm, the lpattern is turned wrong side out and upside down, and the "t (star) of the strip placed on the elbow-line of goods, which will give the proper curve, cut as long as required. The outer seam of upper arnl is cut according to the outer upper edge of the pattern. The outer sealn of lower arm is simply a continuation of the line already started when cutting the upper arm, which gives a tapering form to the lower part of the sleeve. This seam is cut down straight until the required length is obtained.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

A dress-makers sleevepattern guide for cutting sleeve-sections, consisting of the long strip D, having the straight graduated front; In testimony whereofT I affix my signature in measuringedge and the curved rear guidepresence of two Witnesses. edge, E, and at the top of said strip the arched piece G, having the arc-hed upper guide-edge, A NN M. FREEMAN. 5 B, and the convex under guide-edge, H, re-

spectively designed for cutting the tops of the Vitnesses: outer and inner sleeve-sections, substantially JAMES JOHNSON, as specified. e V. SPANGBERG. 

